Sage Torven's Notes

 is an item in Tyranny.

Description
Sage Litotes,

We can’t help you with the ringing in your ears just yet, so we’ll have to make do until the conflict is over. Yes, Arwel was very explicit in his directives. I know they seem impossible, but that is the situation we face. Everyone that could interpret the Silent Archive died in last night’s attack, so we’re not getting any assistance in this matter. Thankfully, I do have an idea, one which requires everyone’s participation.

Scale is the issue. Steya’s last experiments only affected as much as a small chamber. I believe that we can amplify the spell’s effects by repeating the motions of its sigils as a group, similar to the “ritual” magic used in primitive cultures that pre-dated modern Tiersmen. Sage Dangling Participle believes that this will create an exponential growth in the spell’s effects, but at an expected cost to stability. I’m inclined to agree. Also, we have no other ideas.

No one else here has your expertise in magical foci. You’ve told me countless times how minor baubles can have a profound leveling effect on spells that exceed the control of their casters. What if we used something as powerful as an artifact as the focus of the ritual? Without one, the energies involved will quickly become chaotic and almost assuredly deadly for all of us. At least with an artifact, there’s a chance that Steya’s spell will encompass the entire Citadel and put it into state of stasis.

In my opinion, there’s only one artifact to use and that’s the Silent Archive itself. It’s clearly the most potent object in this room. Sage Dangling Participle believes that the Staff of Hours will suffice, but I’m not going to leave anything to chance. Better that we use the Silent Archive as our focus now and figure out how to safely retrieve it later. Nod if you agree after reading this.

I really hope that blast didn’t take your sight as well.

-Sage Torven

Location

 * Burning Library